The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-24
DINING DEMOCRATS.
Annual Blowout of the
Brooklyn Democrats.
GOVERNOR HILLS RESPONSE
To the Toast, sNatfonal Democracy
His Arrangement OF the Grand
Old Party-Etc.
DINING DEMOCRATS.
GOVERNOR HILLS RESPONSE
BrookIyn's Young Democrats


New York, February 22.-The annua
dinner of the Young Mems Democrat
Club OF Brooklyn was given tonight il
that city, partly in honor of Governo
Hill. Senator Colquit (Georgia) ant
General John c. Black (Illinois) wer
among the guests. Letters of regre
were received from President Cleveland
Secretary Bayard, ex-Secretary Man
ming, Senator Thurman, Attorney-Gen
eral Garland, Postmaster General Villa
and Secretary Whitney. In the course
of the opening remarks, Presiden
Frederick R. Lee. of the club. said
The Democratic party has heer
strengthened by the continued successes
of President Cleveland administration
The enforcement of the civil service Law
meets our heartiest approval. We ap-
prove the policy of the admins
tration, instead of family opposing
rupture with our Canadian neigh
hors. The recent courageous veto by
the President of the dependent pension
bill receives cur heartiest commenda-
ton.
Governor Hill was received with loud
and long continued acclamations W hen
he rose to respond to the toast, ma
tional Democracy" The speaker paid
glowing tribute to Thomas Jefferson,
whom he characterized as the founder
of the Democratic party, whose historic
principles the speaker described. He
said those principles guild d theparty in
its earliest days, and later was added
the now fully accepted Monroe doc
triDepf and 4 later still under
Jackson's administration. the adj
mirable system of an independent
treasury was adopted, and ever
since maintained. Subsequently the
party demands included the support of
honest currency, opposition to all
sumptuary laws, reduction OF war taxes
in times of peace, economy in public
expenditures, and liberal pensions for
deserving soldiers The speaker de-
clared that the Democracy was wrong
fully chiselled out of United States Sen
ators in New York, Connecticut ald
Rhode Island by Republican election
machinery. The control of the next
United States Senate, would be main
tanned by the two votes of Nevada,
which, he said. was decreasing in popu-
lation, and had only So 900 inhabitants,
less than either of the nineteen New
York counties. He declared that
reform was necessary to prevent MAORI
ties from misconduct. He proceeded:
The history of the Democratic party
is that of the country itself. Its every
page is emblazoned with the achieve
ments of Democratic statesmen and
Democratic soldiers. Every important
acquisition of the Territory to the
United States had been made BY Dem
ocratic administration, comprising over
100000 square miles. Every struggle
against foreign foe was instituted by
Democratic statesmen. The speaker,
continued: Governor Foraker, of Ohio,
spoke at late Repub lican dinner. He
is the gentleman who came into this
State in 1885, to aid in my election by
l Ijecting into the canvass the bloody
shirt issue. feel under great obliga-
tions to him for his valuable services,
unremittingly rendered in nay behalf. 1
take this, my first opportunity to tender
him /. my heartfelt thanks.z l trust
he may live long to visit US again
in future campaigns. The Republican
party, brought into life upon a sectional
issue, has ever since continued to be
sectional party, having no foothold in
a third of the States of the Union. 1t
appeals to prejudice, which forbids it
ever becoming a national party, or Sc
curing the confidence of the people. 1t
has been minority party ever since
its existence. In troublesome times it
trampled upon the rights of the people;
it usurped arbitrary power; it invaded
the personal liberty of citizens; 1t vio-
lated the rights of hGbeds corpus; car
ried elections by force and by the aid
of visiting statesmen; it gives
away public lands to railroad cor
porations, instead of reserving them
for actual settlers. You can't point to
single instance wherein the Democratic
party has been guilty of either of these
wrongs, or wherein q Democratic
Legislature has failed in the constitu-
tional duty relating to representation.
1t must be owned that Cleveland's
administration has given the country
the benefit of honesty and economy;
his integrity and sincerity have never
been questioned. The laws have been
faithfully executed, the revenues
collected with diligence, the expenses
conducted with conservatism and
administration has fulfilled every
promise. =
Senator Colquitt replied briefly to the
toast, The New South"
General John c. Black, OF Illinois, re-
piled to the sentiment, The President
of the United States" Among other
things he said, I'VE all support PreSi
dent Cleyeiand's administration. and
may earnestly, positively and finally
appeal to those whose personal ambi--
tons to lead at times, tempted them to
break the Democratic harmony. to de-
sist iron internecine feuds, obliterate
all factions, and WELD its tremendous
power for the perpetuatlon of Demo
cratic administration, and declare
there is but one Democratic creed and
call upon all Democrats everywhere TO
stand by that party, that creed, and
let faction take its place without our
camps.
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